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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 126, 1 June 1867, Page 2

We regret to say that we entertain very considerable doubts as to the truthfulness of the statement made to us by the man Mavis, with reference to his alleged

gold discovery at the Moutere. A person named Ramsay, "who is now stopping in Nelson, and who is favourably known to many respectable members of society in this city, was induced by Mavis to start yesterday morning for the Moutere, and on arriving at Bensemann's, was surprised, on enquiry, to find that nothing was known of the discovery there. After travelling through the hills and gullies for upwards of six miles in the direction indicated, without discovering any signs of the presence of miners, he was compelled to return to Nelson. We may add that Mavis is residing at the Londou Tavern, Beach Road, where those who are desirous of making further enquiries of him with reference to this matter, will doubtless find him. Our readers will perceive from an announcement which appears in another column, that the nomination for the seat in the Provincial Council, rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr. T. Dodson, will take place on Saturday the Bth instant. Several candidates are, we are informed, in the field, and amongst them we may mention the names of Messrs. Wastney, Pollock, and Smith. Many of our readers will be glad to hear that the Rev. W. Taylor, of California, who visited Nelson in the early part of last year, aud who afterwards visited Australia and Africa, is now preaching in London. The lovers of dancing and pleasant society will be glad to hear that it is proposed that a series of four subscription balls shall be given during the four coming mouths, at the Provincial Hall, on the last Wednesday in each month. The success which attended these reunions last year is rot likely to be wanting to the coming series. The Neio Zealand Advertiser, on the authority of a correspondent, states that Mr. C. B. Fisher, the owner of Fishhook, the winner of the Sydney Cup, the Handicap Race, and the St. Leger, accepted odds of £10,000 to £300 against his horse winning the three races. The last telegram of European news, it will be remembered, stated that the Prince Imperial of France had been seriously ill. We find, from the Home News, that it has been revealed that the Prince has been suffering from abscess, and has twice been operated upon by Dr. Nelaton. He is said to have behaved heroically under the lancet, and to have refused chloroform on the second occasion, only stipulating that his mother should not know when it was to be performed. But youth often helps a patient through these things and into strength, and we hope that it will do so in the case of this interesting and spirited boy.